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Shawell Quarry Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire LE17 6AA

Decided Harborough 25/01174/CMA County Matter Application

Works: Extension

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Retrospective planning application for a minor extension (97.41 m²) to the existing landfill gas compound at Cotesbach Landfill to accommodate a 1000 m³/hr enclosed flare (County Council Reference Number: 2025/CM/0102/LCC)

As published by the council, reference 25/01174/CMA

Application record

Reference
25/01174/CMA
Type
County Matter Application
Status
Pending Decision
Decision
Refer to County Council
Received
31 Jul 2025
Validated
31 Jul 2025
Decided
9 Sep 2025
Ward
Misterton
Parish
Shawell
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
LE17 6AA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Harborough register

This site has had 4 applications since 2006: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01405/CMA Awaiting decision

    Shawell Quarry Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire LE17 6AA

    LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL are the decision makers for this application - Full planning application for the provision of an aggregate wash plant for the production of recycled aggregate; a ready-mix concrete plant; a concrete block plant; a leachate plant and associated biomethane injection plant; gas reciprocating engines with carbon capture technology (up to 12MW); up to 23MW solar photovoltaic array; up to 10MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS); an electric HGV and biogas refuelling facility; change of use of the existing composting plant to a solid recovered fuel (SRF) plant; provision of an office building (Use Class E); green infrastructure including landfill restoration; associated infrastructure including drainage and utilities; demolition of existing structures. (Leicestershire County Council Reference Number: 2026/EIA/0054/LCC)

    Submitted 15 Sep 2026
  • 21/00895/CMA Decided

    Shawell Quarry Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire LE17 6AA

    The Variation of Conditions of Planning Permission reference 2017/1380/03 (2017/CM/0237/LCC), to allow the Tile Works to continue the manufacture of roof tiles (and associated operations, activities and uses) and import sand via the highway, for a period of up to two years (but not beyond 31 December 2030), following cessation of operations at the processing plant of the adjacent Cotesbach-Shawell Quarry processing plant (Shawell Tile Works, Gibbet Lane, Shawell, LE17 6AB) (County Council Identity Number 2021/VOCM/0062/LCC)

    Decided 16 Jun 2021 Other
  • 06/01725/CMA Granted

    Shawell Quarry Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire LE17 6AA

    Small extension to existing power generation compound and installation of additional containerised generators

    Decided 23 May 2007 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jul 2025

    Received by Harborough

  2. 9 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Refer to County Council

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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  • Shawell Quarry Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire LE17 6AA

    06/01725/CMA Submitted 27 Nov 2006 50 yards away

    Small extension to existing power generation compound and installation of additional containerised generators

    Granted Other Extension
  • Landfill Site Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire

    26/00263/CMA Submitted 12 Feb 2026 300 yards away

    LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL are the decision makers for this application - The proposed development comprises a concrete ready mix (RMX) plant; a concrete block plant; biomethane plant; Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) Facility; wash plant; leachate treatment plant; gas reciprocating plant including carbon capture; 30MW solarleachate treatment plant; gas reciprocating plant including carbon capture; 30MW solar farm; and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) (Leicestershire County Council Reference Number: 2026/EIASco/0005/LCC)

    Decided Other 6 docs
  • Shawell Quarry Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire LE17 6AA

    26/01405/CMA Submitted 15 Sep 2026 300 yards away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov

    LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL are the decision makers for this application - Full planning application for the provision of an aggregate wash plant for the production of recycled aggregate; a ready-mix concrete plant; a concrete block plant; a leachate plant and associated biomethane injection plant; gas reciprocating engines with carbon capture technology (up to 12MW); up to 23MW solar photovoltaic array; up to 10MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS); an electric HGV and biogas refuelling facility; change of use of the existing composting plant to a solid recovered fuel (SRF) plant; provision of an office building (Use Class E); green infrastructure including landfill restoration; associated infrastructure including drainage and utilities; demolition of existing structures. (Leicestershire County Council Reference Number: 2026/EIA/0054/LCC)

    Awaiting decision Demolition
  • Redland Roof Tiles Ltd Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire LE17 6AB

    20/01773/CMA Submitted 5 Nov 2020 0.3 miles away

    Variation of conditions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of planning permission 2017/1380/03 (2017/CM/0237/LCC) to allow an extension of time to the operations at Shawell Tile Works until 31st December 2030 and the importation of sand via the highway in the event that sand and gravel production at the adjacent Cotesbach-Shawell Quarry processing plant permanently ceases before 31st December 2030. (County Council Identity Number 2020/VOCM/0166/LCC)

    Decided Other 8 docs
  • Shawell Quarry Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire LE17 6AA

    21/00895/CMA Submitted 12 May 2021 0.3 miles away

    The Variation of Conditions of Planning Permission reference 2017/1380/03 (2017/CM/0237/LCC), to allow the Tile Works to continue the manufacture of roof tiles (and associated operations, activities and uses) and import sand via the highway, for a period of up to two years (but not beyond 31 December 2030), following cessation of operations at the processing plant of the adjacent Cotesbach-Shawell Quarry processing plant (Shawell Tile Works, Gibbet Lane, Shawell, LE17 6AB) (County Council Identity Number 2021/VOCM/0062/LCC)

    Decided Other Roofing 13 docs

In Harborough

  • 26/00263/CMA Decided

    Landfill Site Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire

    LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL are the decision makers for this application - The proposed development comprises a concrete ready mix (RMX) plant; a concrete block plant; biomethane plant; Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) Facility; wash plant; leachate treatment plant; gas reciprocating plant including carbon capture; 30MW solarleachate treatment plant; gas reciprocating plant including carbon capture; 30MW solar farm; and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) (Leicestershire County Council Reference Number: 2026/EIASco/0005/LCC)

    Received 12 Feb, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Other
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    Sewage Works Moorbarns Lane Lutterworth Leicestershire

    LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL are the decision makers for this application - the installation of 1 new sludge thickening kiosk (Leicestershire County Council Reference Number: 2026/CM/0003/LCC)

    Received 12 Feb, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Other
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    Application for Hazardous Substance Consent for proposed liquified petroleum gas (LPG) storage vessel

    Received 9 Apr, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Other
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    Received 29 Jan, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Other
  • 25/01211/LCC Decided

    Sewage Works Moorbarns Lane Lutterworth Leicestershire

    Installation of 1no. kiosk (County Council Reference Number: 2025/CM/0112/LCC)

    Received 18 Aug, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Other